Job summary
We are recruiting for a Lead Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Cardiology at Lister Hospital is a busy and constantly developing department. We have a 22 bedded Acute Cardiac Unit, 2 catheter labs with an 8 chair radial lounge and 4 day case beds attached and a strong team of Cardiac Specialist Nurses undertaking same day emergency care, nurse led clinics for patients with Heart Failure, Rapid Access Chest Pain/heart failure clinic, Post MI/PCI clinics, Pre cardioversion assessment clinics, nurse led cardioversion lists, nurse led ILR implant lists and a well-developed cardiac rehabilitation programme.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced Lead Nurse for Cardiology. This is a rarely available opportunity to combine clinical work with management and to influence patient and staff pathways. You should ideally have a strong background in acute cardiology nursing, a desire to ensure that patients receive the best care and staff can develop their knowledge and skills in a fast moving department.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
You should have experience of undertaking nurse led clinics in your area of expertise. You will also line manage the Acute Cardiac Unit, Cardiac Suite and Cardiac Specialist Nurses, working with the Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing and Quality to ensure business cases are developed in order to deliver new ways of working and meeting the needs of our patients. You will also work with external organisations eg CCG and palliative care providers to ensure seamless care for patients.
You will manage and lead a specialist service with responsibility for ensuring high quality, cost-effective healthcare. Manage and lead a workforce of specialist nurses and ward managers. (ie across a Division).
They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, diagnosis implementation and evaluation of care, as an autonomous practitioner with highly specialist skills. They will also be involved in the strategic review of clinical services as appropriate.
You will also be responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- RGN with a degree
- Post registration module in Specialist field of work
- Research Module
- Advanced clinical assessment skills (if nurse led services part of role)
- Teaching & mentoring qualification
- Evidence of professional continuous development and portfolio of learning
- Leadership or management module
- Willingness & ability to work toward masters
- Non-medical prescriber
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills or Counselling qualification.
- Master's degree
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience as nurse specialist in the speciality
- Recognized as an expert in the field of practice with the ability to clinically assess and diagnose
- Experience in project management
- Evidence of leading service change.
- Managing a budget
- Managing and or leading a team
Desirable
- Practical experience of policy development
- Audit or research experience
Skills
Essential
- Advanced communication skills
- Effective communicator with proven ability to influence all levels of staff
- Ability to work autonomously as an independent practitioner.
- Proven leadership and team leading skills
- Proven ability to manage and progress own professional development
- Presentation skills
- Able to respond to change and apply themselves to development in practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate expertise in the full range of skills within cardiology
- Wide knowledge of appropriate general cardiac conditions and their management.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Committed to continuous service development and quality improvement
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and targets
- Reliable and supportive
- Ability to synthesise information, consider and evaluate risks and options when making difficult decisions.
- Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognizes and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- RGN with a degree
- Post registration module in Specialist field of work
- Research Module
- Advanced clinical assessment skills (if nurse led services part of role)
- Teaching & mentoring qualification
- Evidence of professional continuous development and portfolio of learning
- Leadership or management module
- Willingness & ability to work toward masters
- Non-medical prescriber
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills or Counselling qualification.
- Master's degree
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience as nurse specialist in the speciality
- Recognized as an expert in the field of practice with the ability to clinically assess and diagnose
- Experience in project management
- Evidence of leading service change.
- Managing a budget
- Managing and or leading a team
Desirable
- Practical experience of policy development
- Audit or research experience
Skills
Essential
- Advanced communication skills
- Effective communicator with proven ability to influence all levels of staff
- Ability to work autonomously as an independent practitioner.
- Proven leadership and team leading skills
- Proven ability to manage and progress own professional development
- Presentation skills
- Able to respond to change and apply themselves to development in practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate expertise in the full range of skills within cardiology
- Wide knowledge of appropriate general cardiac conditions and their management.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Committed to continuous service development and quality improvement
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and targets
- Reliable and supportive
- Ability to synthesise information, consider and evaluate risks and options when making difficult decisions.
- Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognizes and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
